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Scores of Palestinians suffer suffocation in W. Bank
Date: 2015-07-17 17:02:21 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:3001909
RAMALLAH, July 17 (MENA) – Scores of Palestinians in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday suffered suffocation as a result of tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers to disperse a peaceful march against the building of the separating wall and Israeli ....
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UNESCO announces emergency plan to save Yemen's heritage
Date: 2015-07-17 16:54:31 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:3001913
PARIS, July 17 (MENA) - UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova announced on Friday that a new emergency plan was set to rescue the Yemeni heritage after two-day meeting in Paris. The new plan suggests mechanism to address dangers threatening ....
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5,000 people killed in Syria during Muslim fasting month: monitor
Date: 2015-07-17 16:37:52 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:3001785
LONDON, July 17 (MENA) – The ongoing fighting between the Syrian regime forces, the opposition and extremist groups has killed about 5,000 people in the war-torn country during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, a monitor said on Friday. "About ....
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Iraqi diplomat attributes closure of Iraqi borders with Jordan to war against Daesh
Date: 2015-07-17 14:43:03 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:3001333
AMMAN, July 17 (MENA) – The closure of the Iraqi borders with Jordan on Thursday was a temporally measure due to the running military operations in Anbar governorate against terrorist Daesh group, Iraq's ambassador in Amman said Friday. In press ....
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40 Daesh militants killed by Iraqi forces in Anbar
Date: 2015-07-17 14:10:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:3001201
BAGHDAD, July 17 (MENA) - Jets affiliated to the Iraqi forces, raided Friday gatherings of the Daesh terrorist group in in Ramadi leaving 40 of them dead. Media Adviser of the Iraqi Defense Ministry Nasir Nuri told MENA corespondent here that the ....
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Haniyeh: No new prisoner exchange before completing Shalit deal
Date: 2015-07-17 13:32:14 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:3000937
GAZA CITY, July 17 (MENA) - Deputy chief of Hamas's political bureau Ismail Haniyeh stressed Friday that his movement would not hold any negotiations over more prisoner exchange unless Israel release all captives included in Gilad Shalit ....
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Azhar imam reiterates support to Bahrain's unity
Date: 2015-07-17 12:20:36 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:3000641
CAIRO, July 17 (MENA) – Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el-Tayyeb reiterated his Sunni institution support to Bahrain's unity and stability. In a telephone call with Baharaini King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa el-Tayyeb on the occasion of Eidul-Fitr, the Grand ....
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81 persons killed in campaign by Syrian regime forces on Zabadani
Date: 2015-07-17 11:46:03 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:3000569
DAMASCUS, July 17 (MENA) - The military campaign, launched by the Syrian regime forces and Lebanese Hezbollah militants during the last 14 days, left 81 persons killed. Mortar shells and missiles targeted the Zabadani city, Rif Dimashq, besieged ....
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Trade exchange volume between Egypt, Algeria up 112%
Date: 2015-07-17 10:08:54 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:3000149
ALGIERS, July 17 (MENA) – Egypt's Trade Minister Plenipotentiary to Algeria Mohamed Sherif Fathy said that the volume of trade exchange between Egypt and Algeria increased by 112% during the period from January to May 2015. The trade volume ....
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Azhar Imam greets Kuwaiti Emir on Eid
Date: 2015-07-17 09:32:10 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:3000065
CAIRO, July 17 (MENA) - Azhar Imam Ahmed el Tayeb on Friday phoned Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah to greet him on the occasion of Eidul Fitr (Lesser Bairam). The imam highlighted to the Kuwaiti leader the important role of ....
